Toddler

An Orlando mother was accidentally stabbed by her toddler Sunday afternoon while unloading the dishwasher, according to a news report. The 21-month-old child was taking items out of the dishwasher and accidentally stabbed the mother, according to WESH.com. The woman was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment. Her name was not released. Click here to read the full story.

EUSTIS - It was back by popular demand - Toddler Disco at the Eustis Memorial Library. About 30 children, parents, grandparents and great aunts recently waited patiently in the community room for the disco to start. "Rock 'n' roll!" said 2-year-old Andrew Rutledge, who sported gray pants and a matching hat that highlighted his dark framed glasses. "Are you guys ready to dance?" asked Lauren McLaughlin, youth services librarian. "Welcome to the toddler disco open dance. It's loud.

A toddler was rushed to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children after the child was found unresponsive in a pool at an Orange County home. The child was found about 6:15 p.m. near Grand Street. Deputies provided very little information and would not say reveal the age or gender of the child. It is not clear where the child's parents were at the time of the incident. The toddler is in critical condition. dstennett@tribune.com or 407-420-5447

Lakeland police are investigating the death of an 11-month-old boy found in a swimming pool Friday night. Officers said the mother, father and at least two other adults were in the north Lakeland home on Puritan Lane where the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. The toddler had been in a room where his father, Brandon Paul, 18, and a friend were playing pool. Paul left the room to get a baby gate and the friend went to the bathroom leaving the child alone. When Paul returned to the room, the child was not there.

A 2-year-old boy died Thursday night after he fell into a pool. The boy's family had gathered on the patio but went back inside the house at some point. When they returned to the patio area, they found the boy in the pool, a TV station is reporting. A nearby landscaping crew helped perform CPR on the child until rescue crews arrived to take him to Florida Hospital Kissimmee, where he died. He may have been underwater for two or three minutes. Deputies said charges are unlikely to be filed.

A toddler in northwest Volusia County suffered second-degree burns after boiling soup splashed on his shoulder and arms, wesh.com said. The 18-month-old boy pulled a pot of soup off the stove in Pierson, the news website said. To read the full story on wesh.com, click here .

An 18-month-old was hospitalized this afternoon after a dresser and a television set fell on the child, Orlando police said. The toddler, whose sex wasn't released, was described as alert at a local hospital. The accident happened about 4:05 p.m. at Bellagio Apartments, 3344 S. Semoran Blvd. Officers are investigating.

A 2-year-old boy who drowned Tuesday in a pond in Pine Hills was identified Wednesday as Isaiah Gedeon. A worker at Emerald Villas apartments and a neighbor found Isaiah in the fenced pond near the complex, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. They performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the toddler, but he was pronounced dead at Florida Hospital Orlando. Deputies are investigating how Isaiah ended up in the water. The boy was reported missing about 1 p.m. No one has been charged.

Doctors in Daytona Beach on Saturday released a toddler from the hospital who had been slammed against a wall by his mother's boyfriend. Although the toddler's skull had been fractured by the impact, Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said the child is "fine," according to a report on the News-JournalOnline.com. The report shows Benjamin E. Ahr, the Port Orange man arrested and charged with throwing the 2 1/2-year-old, has not been released from the Volusia County Branch Jail.

A mother who claimed her 3-year-old was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident was charged with first degree murder on Wednesday night. Maryanne Louise Schwartz, 22, told troopers her daughter Yeliani Schwartz-Ojeda was hit by a car at Grandview Pointe Apartments on Americana Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. Friday. Investigators have said Schwartz's story didn't add up and that the toddler died by "suspicious circumstances. " On Tuesday, the Medical Examiner's Office ruled Yeliani was the victim of a homicide.

A 3-year-old who died late last week in Orlando was not the victim of a hit-and-run accident as her mother claimed, but of a homicide, the Medical Examiner's Office ruled Tuesday. Maryann Schwartz, 22, told troopers her daughter Yeliani Schwartz-Ojeda was hit by a car at Grandview Pointe Apartments on Americana Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. Friday. Schwartz told troopers she didn't see her daughter get hit, but she saw a black vehicle near a dumpster where the accident occurred. Florida Highway Patrol officials said her story didn't add up. Orange County sheriff's detectives called to assist with the investigation said Yeliani died by "suspicious circumstances," according to an incident report.

Since Justin Polk was just a few months old, child welfare professionals have been investigating his family. But before his death last week, investigators found no reason to believe the 2-year-old was in imminent danger, documents released Wednesday show. In nearly 70 pages of reports filed by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Children and Families, the details of Justin's short life spent living in "disgusting" homes are documented. In each investigation - one in 2012, another in August and a third March - a different address is listed for the family.

The mother of a 2-year-old boy likely beaten and strangled to death has been charged, but not with murder. Merissa Anderson has been charged with failure to report child abuse and neglect, according to the Orange County Jail. She was booked at about 3 p.m. Friday and has a $3,100 bond, according to the jail. She has her initial appearance scheduled for Saturday morning. Justin Polk was found unconscious Monday morning at Countryside Inn and Suites on Lee Road. No murder charges have been filed.

By the time paramedics arrived at the Countryside Inn and Suites on Lee Road, Justin Polk's little body had already gone cold and his bruises were still visible. Nothing the paramedics tried in hopes of reviving the 2-year-old boy worked Monday morning. He was pronounced dead within 45 minutes and newly released documents from the Florida Department of Children and Families show that investigators may have been told of the dangers faced by Justin and his two siblings who were also hospitalized this week.

The 2-year-old boy found unconscious in a motel room shortly before his death Monday morning was likely beaten and strangled, officials say. No charges have been filed against Merrissa Anderson or her boyfriend, Jonathan Charparta, who lived at the Countryside Inn and Suites with the victim, Justin Polk, and his two siblings, a 4-year-old girl and a 1-year-old boy. The Medical Examiner's Office ruled Justin's death a homicide Wednesday afternoon....

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a toddler who reportedly drowned in a five-gallon bucket of water over the weekend. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office reports that 21-year-old William Mattox called 911 Saturday afternoon because his son, 2-year-old Conor Mattox, wasn't breathing. The father told deputies that he had been cleaning the bathroom while the boy was playing in his bedroom. Mattox said the boy must have knocked down a safety gate keeping him in his room.

A teen mom and her young daughter who went missing on Thursday night have been found safe, police said this afternoon. Elizabeth Joseph, 17, and Ashiya Joseph, 11 months, had last been seen about 11:20 p.m. leaving their residence in the 400 block of McFall Avenue. Elizabeth, who takes medication for depression, didn't take her medicine with her, and police put out an alert seeking the public's assistance in finding her and her daughter. They were found Friday, police said, and returned home to their parents.

A man who admitted to beating and shaking a 21-month-old girl to death while baby sitting last year was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday morning, Seminole County court officials said. Matthew McCague called 911 on July 6, 2013 to report that the little girl had fallen inside his home. But a doctor said a fall was unlikely to have caused Yvonne Bailey's seizure or her brain bleeding and retinal hemorrhaging. Yvonne was removed from life support and died two days after the beating.

Toddler cousins have died of injuries they received when they fell or jumped into a swimming pool at their grandparents' house, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Jayvien Watkins, 2, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Silas Lugo-Walsh, 18 months, died about 11 p.m. Saturday. Silas lived with his parents and grandparents in a home in the 7100 block of Morning Dove Circle near Lakeland. Jayvien's parents live in Zephyrhills and had dropped him off for the day to spend time with family and play with a 3-year-old relative.